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The youths had previously been released from prison for aggravated events. This time it’s over.
The Oslo District Court sentenced a 19-year-old man to prison for four years and six months, respectively, for, among other things, child abuse at the Veitvet center.
Her co-conspirator, a 17-year-old man, was sentenced to two years in prison, where one year was declared unconditional even though children generally should not be incarcerated. The child welfare service has expressed great concern for the development of the child.
Both young men have been previously convicted, both are part of a violent environment in Groruddalen, both have a minority background and live in the far east of Oslo, like many other young people who are sentenced in the Oslo District Court. The online newspaper put the spotlight on this problem earlier this year.
Read the separate case on 2019 statistics: Youth crime in Oslo – these are all sentences against young people under 18 years of 2019
Feared for life
The online newspaper was present at the Oslo District Court in November 2019, when the now 19-year-old man was indicted in another criminal case. Then he and some other young men had tied a child to a lamp post with a chain at the Linderud metro station in September 2018.
– At that moment I thought that «I want to continue living. I don’t want to lose my life here, ”said the victim about the assault that caused, among other things, the broken jaw.
The accused later went unpunished, but was searched 25 times by the police, for example violence and damage. On the injuries he had inflicted on the victim in this case, he said in court: – No, I have not thought so much about him (the victim), he said.
At that trial, he was sentenced to community service.
Abused children
The incident in this new case occurred in mid-November 2019, about a week before Nettavisen heard his explanation in court. This November day, he and a 17-year-old friend had abused four boys, ages 12 and 13.
- The children had been abused with a rope, a belt and a mop.
- They were beaten and kicked in the body and their heads hit against the wall.
- Two of the boys were tied up. One of them was put in an elevator and the boys were threatened that the elevator would start, with the consequences it could have for them.
- Two of the boys had a mop stuck to their throats.
- One of the boys fell into a chair.
- Two of the boys were eventually locked inside a closet. They managed to kick themselves out of the area in 45 minutes.
- The children received death threats if they told their parents or the police about the abuse.
“The Veitvet Senter episode was undoubtedly very frightening for the offended and has reduced their quality of life. It is not difficult to understand. They are children who have been subjected to serious violations of integrity by two perpetrators who are some years older that they, whom several of them know well and who they can hope to find in the local community » writes the Oslo District Court.
When the 19-year-old appeared as a defendant for these conditions in November 2020, he was also charged with possession and sale of 450 grams of heroin and 280 grams of cocaine. It had happened in Bergen in May this year, after being accused of child abuse. These conditions alone qualify for more than five years in prison and led to his being taken into custody.
To punish
The 19-year-old has received a joint sentence for all these conditions, including the assault on the Linderud metro station in 2018.
The Oslo District Court considers the punishment for the various actions as follows:
- One year and six months for the abuse of the four children in Veitvet Senter.
- Six months in prison for the abuse of the child at the Linderud metro station.
- Four years in prison for possession of 454 grams of heroin.
- One year in prison for possession of 280 grams of cocaine.
The 19-year-old admitted all the circumstances in court and was sentenced to four years and six months in prison. He received a significant penalty discount for recognizing the circumstances and for his young age. He must also pay a total of 130,000 kroner in compensation to the four children and bear the confiscation of 28,000 that he is said to have earned from the sale of heroin in Bergen.
His attorney, Thor Bache-Wiig, says he will not appeal the verdict.
– We believe you have received a correct verdict. He feels treated fairly and has accepted the verdict, he says.
History of violence
The 17-year-old who was involved in the abuse of the four children at the Veitvet center is also an acquaintance to both the police and the Oslo District Court.
In August 2020, he was found guilty of beating four young men in Linderudsletta in October 2018. The verdict establishes that the 17-year-old prior to the fight had ensured that he was beaten by getting younger. In the end, it was 15-20 young people against the four offended in the criminal case.
Because the assailants took the victims’ valuables, such as clothes, shoes, keys and mobile phones, they were convicted of theft.
In the same criminal case, he was also convicted of robbing several young people. The robberies were always carried out together with several other boys.
- A child was beaten and stripped of airpods and sunglasses. It happened at the Veitvet school on a Saturday night in May 2019. The 17-year-old did it along with two other young people who were also convicted.
- In April 2019, he stole a belt from a boy in the Linderud center. The boy received several blows to the head.
- He was also convicted of several cases of violence, both against young people and against the police.
For all the assaults, he was sentenced to juvenile sentences. This is a reaction that does not imply deprivation of liberty, but that the convicted person agrees to carry out a program that helps him get out of criminal behavior.
This time, however, the court ruled that he should be sentenced to unconditional imprisonment, despite his young age.
– Very concerned about its development.
«There is a very high risk that you will commit a new serious crime, and that this will affect children and young victims. Despite the young age of the accused, he has been in the spotlight of the police for several years.»Writes the Oslo District Court.
Both the police and child welfare services are very concerned about the development of the child. He is central to an environment in Linderud / Veitvet that commits violence and harm. He stands out among young people for being difficult and negative with the police. At the same time, he is admired for the surroundings.
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«The court has little faith that in its current environment it will be able to carry out what seems necessary»He says at the trial.
In addition, he claims that he has significant behavior problems and is not very interested in using the help offered by child welfare agencies and other agencies. Therefore, he was sentenced to two years in prison, where he must serve one year. The second year is conditional on a three-year trial period. This means that if you do something wrong during the probationary period, you must also meet the conditional part of the sentence.
The man’s attorney, attorney Hilde Marie Ims, says the defendants have been convicted according to their own confession, but are now considering whether the sentence should be appealed.
– The current form of reaction to prison is juvenile punishment, which is a very tangible reaction for young offenders under 18 years of age. The defendant has made it clear that he agrees and wants to serve the sentences with juvenile punishment, says Ims.
– Could have been avoided
Ims says the incidents the boy has been involved in this year could have been avoided if he had received the proper help and assessment since entering elementary school.
– My clear opinion is that this child has seriously failed the school and the health service, but also the child welfare service. For many years, the child’s parents have requested a thorough examination of the child, but they have not been reached. So I have complained to the county governor about the lack of follow-up and help from the child welfare service over the years, he says.
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